IMPHAL, Feb 18: Security forces arrested one active cadre of the proscribed Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) and another person carrying unaccounted cash of more than Rs 34 lakhs from Manipur’s Imphal East and Churachandpur districts respectively, police said on Tuesday.
The PLA cadre was apprehended from Khongman Mangjil in Imphal East district on Monday, police said.
The arrested man was allegedly involved in extortion of money from government officials, schools, colleges and the general public.
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In another operation, security forces arrested one person while checking at Sangai University located near Kaparang village in Churachandpur district, police said.
An amount of Rs 34,20,000 in unaccounted cash, two soap cases containing 24 grams of suspected brown sugar, were recovered from his possession on Monday.
Meanwhile, security forces recovered one automatic rifle with magazine, three country-made pull mechanism rifle, one single barrel bolt action rifle, one .32 pistol with magazine, one .22 pistol with magazine, one mortar and five mortar bombs from T Khullen village in Kangpokpi District on Monday, police said. (PTI)
